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'Save Your Uber in London' petition gets over 634,000 signatures

No fewer
than 634,000 people have signed a petition in support of Uber in London, Owojela’s
Blog learnt.

The petition
— launched by Uber on Friday after it had its licence stripped by Transport for
London (TfL) — was started by Tom Elvidge, Uber's general manager in London,
and will be delivered to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

"To
defend the livelihoods of 40,000 drivers - and the consumer choice of millions
of Londoners — sign this petition asking the Mayor to reverse the decision to
ban Uber in London," reads the petition, which was emailed to Uber
customers in London.

"By
wanting to ban our app from the capital, Transport for London and the Mayor
have given in to a small number of people who want to restrict consumer choice.
If this decision stands, it will put more than 40,000 licensed drivers out of
work and deprive millions of Londoners of a convenient and affordable form of
transport. This decision is affecting the real lives of a huge number of honest
and hard-working drivers in London."

Transport
for London (TfL) announced on Friday that Uber would not be issued with a
private hire operator's licence once its current licence is up on 30 September.

TfL said
Uber was not "fit and proper" to hold a licence, adding that the
firm's approach to reporting serious driver offences, approach to driver
medical and safety checks, and use of its secret "Greyball" software
to dodge transport officials all contributed to its decision.

The federal
government through the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologised
to Air Peace Airlines and its passengers after a herd of cattle strayed onto
the runway of Akure Airport in Ondo state.

Nigerian
football star Victor Moses scored on his 209th Premier League appearance as
Chelsea put behind them their recent struggles by thrashing West Bromwich
Albion 3-0 at the Stamford Bridge on Monday.

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The Special
Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie has
responded to the claims that the Tsaigumi commissioned in Kaduna during the
week, was first launched by ex-president Goodluck Jonathan in 2013.